On March 31st 2014 the inaugural Pilgrim Paths Day was launched by legendary sports commentator, Micheál O’Muircheartaigh, in the auspicious surroundings of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Thousands expected to retrace their ancestral heritage to mark the inaugural National Pilgrim Paths Day Saturday 19th April – National Pilgrim Paths...
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Sky’s the Limit for High-Flying Pilgrims – Irish Examiner Features St. Finbarr’s Pilgrim Path
Irish Examiner – Country Living Denise Hall – Thursday, February 20, 2014 Q&A: David Ross A pilgrimage is “a meaningful journey to a place of spiritual significance” and is as old as recorded history. A group of trekking pilgrims prepares to leave the Top of the Rock farm at...
Take The Pilgrim Path – Irish Times features St. Declan’s Way
Irish Times – Life & Style Travel John G. O’Dwyer – Saturday February 15th Where would you be off to? My questioner was a weather-beaten man with a Waterford accent. “St Declan’s Way over Bottleneck Pass.” “No, you’re not.” Instantly I was taken aback for I had earlier sallied forth...
Pilgrim Paths Day 2014 in Irish Times
By John G. O’Dwyer Last summer, in this column, I recounted a penitential journey I completed from Slemish Mountain to Skellig Michael when researching my book, Pilgrim Paths in Ireland. In conclusion I wrote: “So on a rainy day, as I crossed the Sheehy Mountains on the sublimely redeveloped St...
